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An Election Post Mortum
Josh and Lori Shapiro (Jewish Insider)It appears that the so-called ‘Red Wave’ never materialized. Although it does seem likely that the House will turn Republican. But by a much smaller margin than...
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A Word (or Two) to the Wise...
By Derek SakerAmerican Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudah (Agudah wesbsite)Derek is a mental health professional who resides in Israel and commutes to his office in New York. He is also the co-founder...
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Pot; Kettle - Black. But He's Right!
R' Aaron Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel (Jerusalem Post)It’s both Ironic and amusing. As well as being a sad reminder of Satmar’s reality. I’m talking about the strong rebuke made recently by...
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An Accusation of Antisemitism that Was Instead a Chilul Hashem
Image for illustration purposes only (Mishpacha)The Bracha of ‘SheLo Asani Goy’ is something Orthodox Jews say every morning. We thank God for not making us a Goy – a gentile. The idea being that we...
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‘The Jews’
Dave Chappelle on SNL (Variety)So I watched it. Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted last week’s SNL (Saturday Night Live). After the show's opening skit, he proceeded to present his comedy monologue. Let...
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Ben Gurion Was Right!
David Ben Gurion declaring Israel’s independence (Wikipedia)‘Whoever was born to a Jewish mother and is not of another religion, or whoever converted according to Jewish Law," will be considered a...
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Whose Fault is it, Anyway?
R’ Zvi Meir Zilberberg (Matzav)It is important to know whose responsibility it is when vandalism, violence, and general mayhem occur in the name of God. Which on more than one occasion has caused...
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The Gay Elephant in the Room
Actor Tyler Labine (right) as a gay psychiatrist on NBC's New AmsterdamAnother step towards complete disregard – if not disdain - for biblical values is about to take place in the current ‘lame duck’...
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Kiddush HaShem? Chilul HaShem? Neither?
Ryan Turell (Jewish Link)Many years ago, Chicago’s largest Jewish neighborhood, West Rogers Park, established its controversial Eruv. An Eruv allows observant Jews to carry on Shabbos in public spaces...
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The Nature of High Achievers that are Sexual Abusers
Former Bnos Yisroel teacher, Zev Steen (Baltimore Jewish Times)What do Daniel Greer, Chaim Walder, Eliezer Berland, Shlomo Carlebach, Moti Elon, Tzvi Tau, and Zev Steen have in common? It’s not what...
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The Focus is on the Wrong Thing
Outrage at The New York Times is the wrong focus (YWN))I am once again moved to strongly protest the way Charedi media characterizes the issue of Chasidic education. This is what appeared in the online...
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A Reckless Mentality
Fire in a makeshift Satmar dorm (Yahoo News)Thank God everyone is safe. No one died. No one was injured. But that does not mitigate the sheer recklessness of Satmar school officials. From Yahoo News: A...
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More Needs to Be Done. But What?
Aryeh Shchupak (Jewish Press)It’s been a while but it happed again. There was a terrorist attack in Jerusalem today According to the Jewish Press 2 bombs exploded at 2 separate bus stop locations....
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Modern Orthodoxy - a Closer Look
One of the things I have often been criticized about by friends to my religious left is my characterization of what I believes is the way the majority of Modern Orthodox (MO) Jews live. The term I...
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The Secular Value of Gemara Study, Antisemitism, and Crying Wolf
Chasidic students learning Gemara (TOI)Professor Moshe Krakowski’s recently filed an affidavit in the New York State Supreme Court on behalf of PEARLS. PEARLS is an organization created to defend the...
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Is This the End of he Trump Era?
Trump, Fuentes, and West (CNN)The MAGA era is over. At least as far as the individual that coined the phrase upon which that acronym is based Which is ‘Make America Great Again’. The truth is, however,...
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The Jewish Educational Conundrum
Image for illustration purposes only (Jerusalem Post)In my ‘crusade’ to assure that all Jewish children receive an excellent education in both Limudei Kodesh (religious studies) and Limudei Chol...
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‘I Didn’t Know’
Trump supporter and rabid antisemite, Nick Fuentes (Guardian) If there is anything that should seal the deal with respect to ending support for the former President, the dinner meeting at his...
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When Censorship Defies All Logic
Image of a 115 year old woman from "News on the Run"Yesterday, I was sent an email by a friend which included an attachment that was one of the more laughable attempts at censoring women I have ever...
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A New Concern That Probably Isn’t
Torah Vodaath Rosh Yeshiva, R’ Yisroel Reisman (Mishpacha)I’m not sure what to make of this. My gut feeling is that it is much ado about nothing. On the other hand it might be a legitimate complaint...
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